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American Society of Cinematographers Announces Organization's Feature Film Nominees LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ - Russell Boyd, ACS ("Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"), Andrew Lesnie, ACS ("The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King"), John Schwartzman, ASC ("Seabiscuit"), John Seale, ASC, ACS ("Cold Mountain"), and John Toll, ASC ("The Last Samurai") have earned nominations in the Feature Film category of the 18th Annual American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Outstanding Achievement Awards competition. The winner will be named at the organization's awards gala here on February 8 at the Century Plaza Hotel. "According to their peers, these five outstanding filmmakers have set the highest standards for artistic excellence in feature film cinematography during the past year," says Owen Roizman, ASC, chairman of the organization's awards committee. "The nominees all demonstrated extraordinary talent and skill in their abilities to create a sense of place and time, and to visually punctuate moods and other emotional content in these movies." Toll previously won the ASC Outstanding Achievement Award for "Braveheart" (1996) and "The Thin Red Line" (1999), and was nominated for "Legends of the Fall" (1995). Seale took top ASC honors for "The English Patient" (1997) with additional nominations for "Rain Man" (1989) and "The Perfect Storm" (2001). Lesnie and Schwartzman each previously earned an ASC nomination in 2002 for "Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring" and "Pearl Harbor," respectively. This is Boyd's first nomination. ASC is one of the oldest organizations in the motion picture industry. It was chartered in January 1919, for the purpose of advancing the art of filmmaking. There are currently 215 members and another 135 associate members who work in ancillary businesses. The
18th Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards gala will be preceded by
an open house at the organization's historic Hollywood clubhouse and by
an Internet chat, both on February 7. For more information about those
events and/or the ASC Awards, visit the ASC
website or call 323-969-4333.
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